Alex Lilly

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Alex Lilly
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Lilly performing in 2017
Background information
Birth nameAlexandra West Lilly [1]
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Indie pop
Folk
Country
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • glockenspiel
[2]
LabelsRelease Me Records

Alexandra West Lilly is an American singer-songwriter. She has played in the touring bands for Beck, Lorde, Ry Cooder, and The Bird and the Bee. [3] Since 2010 she has played in The Living Sisters, a supergroup featuring The Bird and the Bee's Inara George, Lavender Diamond's Becky Stark, and solo performer Eleni Mandell. [4]

Contents

In 2019 Lilly released her solo debut album 2% Milk on Inara George's label Release Me Records. [5] The album was produced by Jacob Bercovici of The Voidz and Andy Bauer of Twin Shadow. On July 31, 2020, she released a song bundle on Release Me called Love in Three Colors. [6] She has also announced an EP with Barbara Gruska of The Belle Brigade and an upcoming stage musical. [3]

Discography

As Obi Best

As Alex Lilly

With The Living Sisters


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References

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